Duration of compulsory education in Sudan
Sudan: Duration of compulsory education was 8 years in 2025. β² Rising
Duration of compulsory education in Sudan, 2005β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Sudan stood at 8 years. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Sudan peaked at 8 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 2005.
Sudan ranks 156th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 156 Belize 8 years compare
- 156 Eritrea, The State of 8 years compare
- 156 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 8 years compare
- 156 Micronesia, Federated States of 8 years compare
- 156 Croatia 8 years compare
- 156 India 8 years compare
- 156 Malawi 8 years compare
- 156 Somalia 8 years compare
- 156 Serbia, Republic of 8 years compare
- 156 South Sudan, Republic of 8 years compare
- 156 Samoa 8 years compare
More education data for Sudan
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 72.4% (2019)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.26 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 71.0% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Sudan?
- Duration of compulsory education in Sudan was 8 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2005.
- How does Sudan rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Sudan ranks 156th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release